Current legal age for a Thai teenager to get a motorbike license

[Felt 35]

What is the current legal age for a Thai teenager to get a driver's license and ride a motorbike? The law says 15 years old but then the engine must be under 90cc. However most motorbikes are 100, 110, 125cc!😕

Thanks

Felt

[ezzra]

The biggest segment, by far, of road fatalities in Thailand are motorbike riders, and sure, Thai policemen check

the size of the engine very closely if and when they stop you...

[Felt 35]

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

The biggest segment, by far, of road fatalities in Thailand are motorbike riders, and sure, Thai policemen check

the size of the engine very closely if and when they stop you...

 

Thank you for replying but this is not about me but the legal age for a teenager to drive🙂

Felt

[transam]

5 hours ago, Felt 35 said:

What is the current legal age for a Thai teenager to get a driver's license and ride a motorbike? The law says 15 years old but then the engine must be under 90cc. However most motorbikes are 100, 110, 125cc!😕

Thanks

Felt

I thought it was 15 years up to 110cc, though school kids where I am are riding around on PCX type bikes, no helmets, school uniform with no problem, well, that is until they kill someone...

[Will B Good]

With primary schools closing down in rural areas, kids are having to travel further to school.

 

I regular see primary school kids riding past our house on motorbikes. They can only be ten at the most.

 

I can't imagine even the older kids even bother with licences.

[Felt 35]

Its 15-year old following the links below.

 

Driving licence in Thailand - Wikipedia

 

Thai Driving License Age Requirements - Thai Drivers License - TDLS

[baansgr]

How are.they supposed to get to school..metro, no 37 bus or a taxi..have some heart will ya 

[Magictoad]

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

The biggest segment, by far, of road fatalities in Thailand are motorbike riders, and sure, Thai policemen check

the size of the engine very closely if and when they stop you...

Not relevant to the question. 

[transam]

1 minute ago, baansgr said:

How are.they supposed to get to school..metro, no 37 bus or a taxi..have some heart will ya 

What did they all do before mums bought kids motorcycles...?  🤭

[baansgr]

1 hour ago, transam said:

What did they all do before mums bought kids motorcycles...?  🤭

Elephant... 😁 

[thailand49]

On 7/10/2025 at 12:55 PM, Felt 35 said:

What is the current legal age for a Thai teenager to get a driver's license and ride a motorbike? The law says 15 years old but then the engine must be under 90cc. However most motorbikes are 100, 110, 125cc!😕

Thanks

Felt

If true no none is checking!  

[Andyfez]

Did you ever get a relevant answer to your question?

I'm interested too.

 

Get an electric bike with pedals, and it's classified as a bicycle.

[Will B Good]

On 7/10/2025 at 6:15 PM, Will B Good said:

With primary schools closing down in rural areas, kids are having to travel further to school.

 

I regular see primary school kids riding past our house on motorbikes. They can only be ten at the most.

 

I can't imagine even the older kids even bother with licences.

 

I dare the moron who put a thumbs down to one, own up, two explain.

[JAS21]

2 hours ago, Andyfez said:

Did you ever get a relevant answer to your question?

I'm interested too.

 

Get an electric bike with pedals, and it's classified as a bicycle.

Not sure that you could get four or five on one of those ..

 

 

[Aussie999]

On 7/10/2025 at 6:38 PM, baansgr said:

How are.they supposed to get to school..metro, no 37 bus or a taxi..have some heart will ya 

You're using Thai logic

[snowgard]

On 7/10/2025 at 12:55 PM, Felt 35 said:

What is the current legal age for a Thai teenager to get a driver's license and ride a motorbike? The law says 15 years old but then the engine must be under 90cc. However most motorbikes are 100, 110, 125cc!😕

Thanks

Felt

False!!! It's110cc!

[wavodavo]

On 7/10/2025 at 9:04 PM, Felt 35 said:

 

Thank you for replying but this is not about me but the legal age for a teenager to drive🙂

Felt

Six years old.

[KhunBENQ]

7 hours ago, snowgard said:

False!!! It's110cc!

Yes.

15 year old can do a motorbike license and then ride a 110 ccm legally.

That's why  a Honda Wave110 even exists.

Most all adults will buy a 125.

As so often it doesn't make much sense.

The 110 ccm can easily do 80 km/h or more.

[KhunBENQ]

On 7/10/2025 at 6:41 PM, transam said:

What did they all do before mums bought kids motorcycles...?  🤭

2 km on a bicycle?

No way today. Far too exhausting.

In the village kids on bicycles have become a rare sight.

Instead they have all kinds of electric scooters. Not roadworthy. 

For the bigger distance to secondary school there is a "bus" (truck built as a songthaeo). One or two in the morning.

If you want the full traffic madness: look at a provincial capital like Udon where an armada of cars, SUVs and kids on pillion carts the students to the big secondary schools.

[pchansmorn]

On 7/10/2025 at 12:55 PM, Felt 35 said:

What is the current legal age for a Thai teenager to get a driver's license and ride a motorbike? The law says 15 years old but then the engine must be under 90cc. However most motorbikes are 100, 110, 125cc!😕

Thanks

Felt

15 years old is old enough to die. 

[pchansmorn]

1 minute ago, pchansmorn said:

15 years old is old enough to die. 

If they rode the scooter safely they would be no problems. But they ride like maniacs, no helmets only a mask which won’t save you. They take no responsibility they make the cars accept the responsibility to keep them alive. They deserve there destiny.